Light Flight Balloons, Inc.
Scheduling Instructions & Meeting Location Directions
410-836-1116
Welcome to Light Flight Balloons and the magic and wonder that is balloon flight. If you have scheduled your flight and received a
confirmation date and time, you may use this information to meet your balloon crew at the appointed time at the meeting location below.
To Schedule a Flight:
Simply call our office. We recommend three to four weeks notice to ensure that you have as many schedule day options as possible.
Generally, week days book one week in advance and weekends are two weeks in advance. Don’t hesitate to call on shorter notice as
flight availability is based on unpredictable demand and we are often able to accommodate passengers on short notice.
Meeting and Weather Check Times:
You will be informed of the exact meeting time when we telephone you with the weather check. The meeting times change with
sunset & sunrise times; thus the meeting times are constantly changing with each flight. If you are a rescheduled passenger, do not
assume that it will be the same time that you may have been given previously. The weather check call for morning flights will be made
between 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on the evening before the flight. For evening/afternoon flights, the call will be made between 2:00 p.m.
and 3:30 p.m. (prior to daylight savings time) on the day of the flight. If you do not receive a weather check call for a scheduled flight it
means we have had some difficulty reaching you at the number provided or we do not have you scheduled to fly; call us and leave a
message where you may be reached. We will always call you to provide a weather check and the meeting time.
Arrival & Cancellation Policy:
The meeting location is not the launch site; it is a meeting location only. Timely arrival is imperative as you will leave this location, in
our vehicle, to go to one of our many launch sites. The launch site is selected based on the wind speed and direction on the day of
your flight. We operate within specific time constraints of sunrise and sunset times with no latitude for time. Other passengers may be
involved (we have ten aircraft with capacities ranging from 4 to 10 passengers), you must be on time or you will miss our departure for
the launch site and thus your flight. Cancellation of a scheduled flight, removing passengers from a flight with insufficient notice to
permit us to find replacement passengers, and missing your flight due to a late arrival will result in the forfeiture of the full fare paid for
those passengers, including any balance due. A minimum of 72 hours notice is required on all schedule changes. Please read the
complete details of our policies regarding your flight at www.fun-flying.com/terms_&_ conditions.htm .
Meeting Location Directions: Small Park and Ride – Intersection of MD Rt. 543 and MD Rt. 165 Pylesville, MD
The meeting location is approximately 14 miles North of Bel Air and one turn off Interstate I-95. If you elect to use a GPS, make sure
that you realize that by taking the shortest route it may not be the fastest. The short route is usually through town, congestion, and on
slow back roads. Please allow sufficient travel time for unexpected delays.
(1) From Interstate 95 Take Exit 80. This is MD Route 543
(2) Go north following signs for 543 towards Churchville. This is a left turn onto Route 543 after you exit 95 when coming
from the South and a Right turn when coming from the North.
(3) Go approximately 18 miles. You will cross MD 22 and US Rt. 1. You are within 2 miles when you pass Taylor Rd, then
Heaps Rd., and Heaps School Rd. Just past the Pylesville Post Office at the intersection of Old Pylesville Road is a small 20
car Park & Ride on the left. If you get to the stop sign at the dead end “T” intersection of Route 543 and Route165, you have
gone 100 feet too far!
GPS Directions: The Park and Ride has no physical address. You may use the intersection function by putting in Old Pylesville
Road and Hwy. 543 or use this closest address - City Name: Pylesville, MD, Address: 4006 Ady Road. When you reach this
destination, the lot will be another 150 feet on the left when coming from the south and immediately on the right when turning onto Rt.
543 from the north.
If you have questions or problems call our office and your balloon crew on 410-836-1116. (Note: the meeting and
flying area does not enjoy good cellular coverage and may require you to keep trying in order to be successful in
reaching us).
Revised Jan.. 2015